A Period Novel Following a Top Student from Elementary School Through Every Stage of Education 年代文，从小学开始一路学霸往上读

1. 1 穿 Transmigrated: The Qiao Family Has a Little Prodigy 穿越之乔家有个小天才 AKCherryModern Romance490k WordsCompleted Qiao Anning, the youngest associate chief surgeon at a provincial hospital, suddenly dies. When she wakes up, she's a baby born in 1970. Watch Qiao Anning use her memories to thrive in the world of the post-70s generation: she helps her brothers study and get into college, helps her parents open a restaurant, and takes her grandparents to the capital. Reading at three? Doing arithmetic at five? Speaking English at seven? Getting into college at twelve? Whose child is that? Why isn't she at schoo 2.4kReads8.8Score279Shelves

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   ✨✨The female protagonist was the youngest deputy director of surgery in her previous life. She was reborn in the 1970s, started first grade at the age of five, skipped a grade to fourth grade, and started junior high school at the age of seven.

2. 2 反 The Villainous Young Lady Is Actually a Research Genius! 反派大小姐竟然是科研大佬！ Cat Lantern Guest猫灯客Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Transmigrate Into a Book + Period Setting + Scientific Research + Fake and Real Heiresses + A Rising Nation] The standard period-novel setup: a scheming adopted daughter, a domineering male lead chasing after his love, wealthy-family feuds, and a protagonist who wins at life through romance. Lu Zhaozhao flips through the script and falls silent for three seconds. ...Fair enough, but I’m not taking part. On the first day after transmigrating into the body of a vicious rich-girl villain, her biol 24.8kReads8.5Score3.4kShelves

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3. 3 胎 Born into the 1970s: I Make My Whole Family Rich Through Studying 胎穿七零：我靠读书带全家致富 Mao Mao猫芼Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing (I Just Want to Slack Off, but They Call Me a Genius) (Period Piece + Academic Prodigy + Strengthening the Nation + System + No Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Pure Wish Fulfillment) After Chen Wang died, he was reborn as the Chen family's only dim-witted grandson. With four older female cousins, the two elders of the Chen family doted on him like a precious treasure, giving him the best of everything. Chen Wang thought he could spend this life slacking off. Who could have gues 158.3kReads9.0Score15.1kShelves

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   The first book is a novel about a reading system, set in a historical research setting, told from the male protagonist's perspective. He's a top student from the very beginning. The second book is also told from the male protagonist's perspective. He's adopted and starts studying from the same point, already a top student. The protagonist cleverly uses his "golden ability" to help those around him and the country. Overall, it's a very easy read.

4. 4 完 The Perfect Life Begins with Going Back to Fourth Grade 完美的人生，从回到四年级开始 The Weird Fox Spirit怪怪的狐仙Urban106k WordsOngoing [Reborn] [School Life] [Progress Bar] [Healing Everyday Life] Su Liang wakes up to find himself back in the early spring of fourth grade. That year, less than a year remains until the end of the world predicted by the Mayans. An adult's brain in an elementary schooler's body? He'll crush the competition without breaking a sweat! Word problems about chickens and rabbits? Easy. Essays? He can dash one off and have it become the model essay for the whole school. English? Come on, he scored over sev 1.4kReads—Score150Shelves
5. 5 六 The Siheyuan Compound in the 1960s: I'm Eight, but I Have Twenty Years of Work Experience? 六零大杂院，我八岁二十年工龄？ Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Reborn] [Big Courtyard] [Comedy] [A Kid with an Adult's Mind] [Everyday Warmth] [Leisurely Days] [Over-the-Quota Family] [Space] (The story has progressed into the 1970s.) What can you do after waking up in 1960, an era of shortages and hunger? Baogen says that as long as you have the right mindset, nothing is impossible. First, he needs to get his hands on six stripes. The story begins at the big courtyard at No. 67, Little Suzhou Alley, just one street away from Nanluoguxiang. An old 23.9kReads8.9Score2.1kShelves
6. 6 从 The Perfect Life, Starting in Third Grade 从小学三年级开始的完美人生 Remember to Eat Fewer Mints记得少吃薄荷糖Urban406k WordsOngoing Reborn as a third grader in elementary school, Fang Luo, a science student, can already solve linear equations in his head while his classmates are still struggling with memorizing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. His classmates worship him. Reciting "Quiet Night Thoughts"? Easy! Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division? Easy! English passages? Oh man, even easier! "He actually solved an equation my fifth-grade cousin can't even do!" "A-a genius!" Time flies. Looki 465.5kReads9.1Score78.4kShelves
7. 7 七 Little One of the Seventies, Hoping to Make Dad a Dragon 七零小崽，望父成龙 Timid Girl懦女Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Period] [Rivals] [Ensemble Cast] [Everyday Family Life] [No Golden Finger] [The 1970s] [Book Transmigration] After transmigrating, Zhang Liuliu had been living the good life, convinced she was the chosen one. Here comes this gorgeous woman who’s going to get rich! Then one day, her beautiful mother stroked her head and said, “Liuliu, Mom is going back to the city.” Zhang Liuliu felt like the sky had fallen. It turned out she was living inside a book, and she wasn’t just not the heroine: she was 7.5kReads7.7Score740Shelves

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   🍉A historical romance novel where the female protagonist is a top student from elementary school all the way up!🍉 🌱The female protagonist, Liu Liu, is always first in her grade! 💫She attends a commune elementary school and skips grades right from the start, jumping from first to third and then to fifth grade, achieving the highest score in the entire district to enter the county junior high school. This astonishes the students in the county town, who, in previous years, were all students from the county town's elementary schools!

8. 8 穿 Transmigrate to the 1950s: Starting by Leaving a Mountain Village 穿越五十年代：从走出小山村开始 Salty Fish Liver咸鱼肝Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [A delightfully ordinary young man + everyday life + college entrance exams + hard work + one heroine] Just as Zhou Xingran's life was getting back on track, he suddenly transmigrated to a remote mountain village in the 1950s. His father doesn't care for him, his mother doesn't love him, and his family is dirt-poor. No matter. Relying on others is worse than relying on himself. So, first things first: he might as well get into college! P.S. The golden finger is very minor. The protagonist mainly 13.4kReads8.9Score694Shelves

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   Both books feature male protagonists; the first has no romantic partner, while the second has only a female lead. Personally, I prefer the first book. The second book's "golden finger" (advantageous ability to cheat or gain power) isn't as overpowered, and the setting is reasonable with a less exaggerated plot.

9. 9 博 A Doctoral Big Shot's Beloved Life in the 1970s 博士大佬的七零团宠日常 Summer Breeze夏日良风Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Beloved by the whole family + striving through the years (kind family, no awful relatives) P.S. The early chapters are warm and slice-of-life; later on, there is a focus on technology. The female lead has a photographic memory and is a super-genius. There is no romance in this novel, so those who enjoy stories without romance can dive right in. In the 23rd century, the genius Dr. Leng Yue is killed by her own mother and reborn as Ling Yue, the only granddaughter of the Ling family in the 1970s. 8.9kReads9.1Score712Shelves

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   1. The female protagonist is a super genius with a photographic memory, and she enters university at the age of 14 to conduct scientific research. 2. The female protagonist was originally the youngest associate chief surgeon, but after transmigrating, she skipped grades and entered university at the age of 12 to continue her medical studies. 3. The female protagonist is proficient in everything, from the youngest Chinese-American female mathematician to a scientific researcher, from a popular IP novelist to a dancer who amazed the world at the Olympic opening ceremony.

10. 10 重 Reborn at the Turn of the Millennium: The Beloved Prodigy's Mentor System 重生千禧，团宠小学霸的名师系统 Star Tana星星塔娜Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted “No male lead! A male supporting character appears later, and there are side couples to root for too.” Qin Zhaozhao, a doctoral student struggling with her studies and taking extra time to graduate, wakes up one day to find she’s traveled back from 2022 to the year 2000. For some inexplicable reason, she’s also acquired a System. In this life, she not only has a golden finger that gives her one-on-one lessons from renowned teachers, but also the ability to help the people around her choose bette 5kReads9.4Score557Shelves
11. 11 六 Raised on Neighbors' Meals in the Sixties, I Became a Top Scientist 六零吃百家饭长大我成了科研大佬 Hooroo Dee呼噜滴Modern Romance731k WordsOngoing [Couple] [Period Setting] [Village Life] [Academic Prodigy] Chen Songguo was an orphan from birth, raised on a meal from one family and then the next in the village. Later, when everyone accidentally discovered just how brilliant Chen Songguo was, they slapped the table and decided to send five-year-old Songguo to school. When it was time to collect the report cards, every villager scrambled to go. Frugal Grandma Zhou said, "Tuition is so expensive. You'd better learn everything you can to make 91.9kReads9.2Score15.8kShelves

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    Both are good. The first book, by the local girl Niu Niu, is still being serialized. Niu Niu is a true genius, adored by the whole village. Through her extensive knowledge of "100,000 Whys," she has invented a corn thresher and modified a radio to receive enemy signals. In the second book, Niu Niu is a model citizen in the village, never engaging in internal strife and daring to stand up to the village gossips. She becomes a matchmaker at a young age, successfully introducing several couples, and even helps the police catch human traffickers and enemy agents.

12. 12 咱 Our Niu Niu Has a Little Luck on Her Side 咱家牛妞，有点小运气在身上 The Immortal Venerable's Junior Sister Who Can transmigrate into a book and Cheat穿书开挂的仙尊小师妹Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted For questions about the story, see the latest post. Putting missing plot details in the comments is too much trouble, so you can listen to the audiobook for additions. Thank you. [Born in the Era + Growing Through Education + Family Life + Everyday Mischief + A Little Luck] Niu Niu's family was notorious in the brigade for being lazy and greedy. Her father was lazy, her mother was greedy, and she inherited both traits perfectly: if she could lie down, she would never stand up. Her grandparents 16.1kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
13. 13 寒 Professor Lin from a Poor Family 寒门林教授 Carving a Dragon from Rotten Wood朽木雕龙Urban2.1M WordsOngoing [No System + No Rebirth + Poor Family + Inspirational + Tearjerker + Passionate + Nostalgic + Suitable for Middle Schoolers] Education is the fairest thing in the world. Lin Dongsheng, a student from a poor family, unexpectedly discovers that he has an extraordinary memory. Though he usually doesn't even dare eat his fill, he changes his fate through his studies, achieving one miracle after another. He wins prize money at all kinds of competitions, eventually gets into Tsinghua University, becom 8.7kReads7.7Score561Shelves

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    The title is a bit corny, but the content is excellent. There are no cheat codes or special abilities; the characters are just ordinary people from truly humble backgrounds. Some are not only smart but also work harder than you. I really like the male protagonist; he has a lot of charisma. The only downside is that it's still being serialized.

14. 14 穿 Transmigrating to the 1950s: Surviving the Famine While Enjoying the Gossip 穿越五零：我在灾荒年里苟着吃瓜 Qing Lizi清梨子Modern Romance465k WordsCompleted [Period setting + slice of life + famine + alternate history + space + coming of age] [The space element appears very rarely] [The male lead appears very late, and he doesn't get much page time] After transmigrating to the 1950s, Chen Yu realized one thing: this world was practically a gathering place for reborn and transmigrated women. 1. The female lead of a space novel 2. The domineering director's pampered little wife 3. A System bearer 4. Outsmarting a shameless pretty boy... Some were busy 10.6kReads8.3Score796Shelves

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    The first book is a period drama where the female protagonist takes exams. The second book is a quick transmigration novel where the first world is similar to the first one.

15. 15 快 Quick Transmigration: The Max-Level Expert Slaughters Her Way Through the World by Accumulating Merit 快穿：满级大佬靠攒功德杀疯了 Clear Seas, Deep Rivers海清河深1.2M WordsCompleted [Strong female lead, power fantasy, formidable heroine, top student] The moment Yu stepped onto the Immortal-Welcoming Terrace, the shockwave from two powerful figures fighting shattered her immortal body with a single sword strike. The Ancestor stuffed her into a rift in time and space: travel to different worlds, do good deeds, accumulate merit, and become a saint through merit. [First Life: Scientist] In 1973, a village girl in the mountains grows up to become a scientist. She keeps her ident 34.3kReads8.8Score4.7kShelves
16. 16 随 I Went to the City with My Lame Dad to Live Off a Rich Woman, and I’m Loving It 随跛子爸进城吃软饭，我真香了 Ling Duanyue聆端月Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + family life + blended family + stepmother reborn + cozy everyday life] In her previous life, Xiang Nuan was terribly unlucky. Born with a congenital illness, she was abandoned by her parents and relatives. Unloved and uncared for, she struggled through twenty-four lonely years. Her next life began just as miserably. While still very young, she was abandoned by her mother. Her father was a cripple, and the two of them were driven out by their own clan... The one thing she could l 13kReads8.3Score1.9kShelves

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    ① The female lead is an excellent student, ranking first in the entire school. She moves to the city with her father to live off his wealth. In reality, her stepmother is a reincarnated woman who rekindles her past relationship with the stepmother's father and treats the female lead exceptionally well. Of course, the stepmother's father is also very successful financially. The stepmother's three sons initially reject the father and daughter, but after staying at their grandfather's house, they realize who truly cares for them… ② The female lead is reborn at ten years old, starting elementary school again. She does well in her exams, so she's seen as a top student. She begins helping her parents seize various opportunities. Her parents started by selling fast food at a street stall, later taking over a shop and opening a restaurant on the first and second floors, living on the third. The family works hard to change their life trajectory, not seeking sudden wealth but living a stable and fulfilling life.

17. 17 重 Back to 2005: A Little Wealth Is Enough 重回零五，小富即安 The Tiger That Doesn't Show Its Claws不发威的老虎Modern Romance680k WordsCompleted A story about a heroine who has nothing but her beauty returning to the age of ten and helping herself and her family build a better life. A heartwarming story. At first, she keeps her parents focused on starting a business so she can become a rich second-generation kid. The male lead appears later. Just after graduating from university, Li Wanwan woke up to find herself back in 2005, in the summer when she was ten years old. That summer, her parents returned from working in the south. They were 11kReads8.5Score1.3kShelves
18. 18 七 The 1970s: The Little Village Girl Brings Honor to Her Country Through Education 七零小村姑，靠读书为国争光 Only Plays Zhen Ji只玩甄姫Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Family Drama + System + Academic Prodigy + Knowledge Changes Your Destiny + Ensemble Cast] Wang Zhaozhao becomes the unwanted granddaughter of the Old Wang family, part of the village brigade in Riverside Village in the 1970s. When she is five, her mother becomes her eldest uncle’s wife, while her father marries a stepmother who brings along a stepsister. Later, she gains two younger sisters, one born to her eldest uncle’s wife and the other to her stepmother. Her days are full 14.6kReads8.6Score1.4kShelves

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    [Add to Bookshelf] Book Recommendations, I'm Xiaoguai [Add to Bookshelf] 1. *The Little Village Girl of the 70s, Grandpa Said He'd Send Me to School*: The female lead has a system. When she was seven, her biological mother cheated on her with her uncle, her mother remarried, and her father remarried. She lived with her grandparents, and her grandfather supported her schooling. She became rich through her studies! 2. *Transmigration: The Pampered Little Useless Girl of the 80s*: The female lead transmigrates into a book, saves her parents' precarious marriage, becomes the head of the family compound, clings to the original female lead's leg, and studies hard from elementary school to become a top student! 3. *The 60s Tent, I'm Eight Years Old with Twenty Years of Work Experience*: The male lead is reborn with a cheat code. His biological father died tragically in a mine. He chooses a foster father in Beijing, comes to an unfamiliar environment, and begins a different life. He is known for his excellent academic performance at school.

19. 19 穿 Book Transmigration: The Beloved Little Nobody of the 1980s 穿书：八零团宠小废物 Udumbara Bright Moon优昙明月Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Qi Yunyi opens her eyes and discovers that she has transmigrated into a book as the vicious female supporting character. In the early part of the story, she relentlessly bullies the male supporting character; in the middle, she relentlessly emotionally manipulates him; and later, she relentlessly curses his entire family. The male supporting character she bullies has the male lead for an older brother and the female lead for a sister-in-law. He’ll grow up to be a heartthrob himself, and most imp 2.8kReads8.5Score242Shelves
20. 20 重 Back in Seventh Grade, She Became a Top Student and Made Her Country Proud 重回初一当学神，她为国争光了 The Wolf Lord of the Northern Realm全北域的野狼君Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted No romance. The story is set in the 1990s. After Wang Can returned to her first year of middle school, all she wanted was to make the most of her second chance and have no regrets. But then she discovered that her mind had suddenly opened up! Mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology; the International Mathematical Olympiad, the three major problems in plane geometry, Hilbert’s 23 problems, the three great mathematical conjectures, and the Millennium Prize Problems, including the Riemann Hypoth 549Reads8.1Score103Shelves

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    🌹First book: Wang Can is reborn in the 1990s, her brain suddenly becomes sharp, and she embarks on her academic journey from the first year of junior high school, from solving Olympiad math problems to conquering the Millennium Mathematical Problem, and even participating in international competitions to bring glory to our country—it's so exciting!🌹🌹Recommended by Rui Xiaoxue, a great read for you to enjoy!🌹🌹

21. 21 绑 After Binding to a Top Student System, a Country Girl Leaves the Whole Nation in the Dust 绑定学霸系统后，小村姑卷哭全国 This Daoist Won't Die贫道不死Modern Romance151k WordsCompleted [Period] + [System] + [family and neighborhood life] + [wish fulfillment] + [light ensemble cast] There is a CP, but the male lead doesn't appear until the heroine is an adult, and he has little page time. Lin Daya, a village girl in the 1970s, was unloved by both her parents and beaten and scolded by them every day. But she never gave up hope of escaping. At last, one day, her grandparents decided to split up the household and moved her household registration to her fourth uncle's family. Her o 345Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 假 The Fake Heiress Is Still Putting on an Act, While I Focus on Science 假千金还在演，我一心搞科研 This Land Is So Enchanting江山如此多娇Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Alternate History + Reborn + Period Setting + Academic Prodigy + Real and Fake Heiresses + Advancing the Nation Through Science] Reborn in the 1980s, Lin Zhiyao looked at the face in the mirror, so similar to the wife of a military district commander, and smiled. In her previous life, she believed in “the bonds of blood.” After rejoining her birth family, she became a stepping stone for the fake heiress, Lin Weiwei, who drained her of everything she was worth before leaving her to die miserab 192kReads8.9Score42.9kShelves
23. 23 八 The 1980s: The True Heiress Strikes Back 八零：真千金逆袭记 Birdsong in the Quiet Mountains鸟鸣山幽Modern Romance527k WordsCompleted [Period Setting + Military Marriage + Fake and Real Heiresses + Self-Improvement + Everyday Life + Striving] [The heroine grows quietly, then amazes everyone; she won’t take abuse and always talks back] Xia Xiaoxi lost both her parents at a young age. Her uncle’s family moved into her home under the pretense of raising her, took all the family’s money, worked her and her brother to the bone, and eventually tried to make her take her cousin’s place in an arranged marriage. Furious, Xia Xiaoxi fou 190.3kReads9.2Score13.6kShelves
24. 24 渣 Her Scumbag Dad Always Favors His Childhood Sweetheart, but Her Mother Is Reborn and Won't Put Up with It 渣爹处处偏青梅，亲妈重生不干了 SixSix Cutie六六小可爱Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A meek-looking mother who's secretly a lunatic x A heartless, scheming daughter x A scumbag father gets his comeuppance, burned to ashes] Jiang Zhi, a wage slave who died from overwork under the 996 schedule, was reborn as an only child in the 1980s. In this life, she decided to lie flat and be a couch potato. Who would have thought her mother was spineless and her father blindly devoted to his parents? Her grandfather favored her uncle and kept taking from her father to support the uncle's fam 4.5kReads8.3Score497Shelves

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    He won awards in math competitions in junior high school, and in high school, he won first prize in an international math competition, gaining admission to Qingdao University without taking the entrance exam. In university, he participated in national defense projects! He successfully published his own paper and solved a unique cryptographic problem.

25. 25 八 An Ordinary Life for a Girl Born in the Eighties 八零后女孩的平凡人生 Little Orange Who Loves Strawberries爱吃草莓的小橙子Modern Romance490k WordsCompleted [No transmigration] [No rebirth] [No golden finger] [Rural life in the 1980s] [A small ensemble cast] [Family squabbles] [Gentle and heartwarming] Xu Congcong and Xu Mingming are sisters born in the 1980s. They are lucky to have a grandma and father who love them unconditionally, as well as a mother whose personality is a little complicated but who loves them just as much. Sheltered by their whole family, the sisters grow up carefree. Through the sisters’ coming-of-age story, this novel traces t 3.3kReads9.2Score243Shelves

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    The female protagonists are all top students; the first five books are all written from childhood, while the last book begins with the female protagonist in high school.

26. 26 我 Peace and Joy in the Sixties 我在六零年代平安喜乐 Long An, Who Loves Okra and Fried Eggs爱吃秋葵煎蛋的龙安Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Historical era + pocket dimension + rural slice of life + cozy everyday moments] A grown woman mysteriously becomes reborn in the body of a little girl who died young, with a different name but the same surname. After a brief period of confusion, Qiu Yuling's fighting spirit ignites when her golden finger, the Get-Rich Farm, activates. While others toil at the black market to trade for supplies, Qiu Yuling says that as long as she lives earnestly and moves a finger or two in her pocket dimensio 8kReads8.9Score647Shelves
27. 27 林 I, Lin Daiyu, Have Transmigrated to the 1990s 林黛玉本玉穿到九十年代了 Mu Yunshu木蕴枢Modern Romance625k WordsCompleted [Little cutie + adorable child + everyone’s favorite + top student + ancient-to-modern transmigration + school life + Northeast China + raising a child] Lin Daiyu, who died after crying herself dry, transmigrates into a five-year-old girl in rural Northeast China. She lives in a brick house, eats coarse grains, and has to herd geese, dig for wild vegetables, and help with chores. But she even has to wear a sleeveless undershirt and shorts? Waaah, no, no, no… “What are you bawling about? Want noo 4kReads9.2Score423Shelves
28. 28 穿 Transmigrating to a Bygone Era, I Live Off My Parents and Lie Flat Like a Carefree Fish 穿越年代，我靠啃老躺平当咸鱼 Wangzai Little Head旺仔小头头Modern Romance815k WordsCompleted Song Yuan transmigrated. In her previous life, she was a landlady who coasted through life, collecting rent on schedule and taking it easy. She never expected to open her eyes and find herself reborn as a little girl. Her father was a lazy, shameless rascal who mooched off his parents every day, but in truth, he doted on his wife and daughter. Her mother seemed too frail to take care of herself, unable to carry heavy loads or lift a finger, but was actually as strong as an ox. Song Yuan thought 7kReads8.4Score513Shelves
29. 29 七 The 1970s: I Became the Female Supporting Character's Foil in a Period Novel 七零：穿成年代文女配对照组 Rain Falling in the Bamboo Grove竹林落雨Modern Romance601k WordsCompleted A period drama about an independent female lead, with no golden finger! She passed the high school entrance exams, but her family wouldn’t let her attend. Instead, they sent her uncle’s daughter, who had never gotten along with her, to school. Short-tempered Lin Erxia erupted into a fight. After a furious scuffle, she passed out from anger. When she woke up, she realized she seemed to have transmigrated into a book... 12.8kReads9.0Score872Shelves
30. 30 狠 A Cruel Mother, a Broken Home, and Me, Unbroken 狠心的妈，破碎的家，不屈的我 If You’re No Eagle, Don’t Be a Snail不是雄鹰做蜗牛Urban3.3M WordsOngoing [Male-Oriented, Rural, Family, Comeback, Power Fantasy, Inspirational] Abandoned by his own mother, abused by his stepmother, and struck by his father's sudden misfortune. Su Yang, a poor boy from the mountains, has been left battered by his family's cruelty. With no one to lean on and no support to count on, he can only fight his own way to survival. He studies hard, weathers turmoil on campus, and makes his way in the business world. His heartless relatives come crawling back to latch onto his 28.4kReads8.2Score2.3kShelves

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    The protagonist, Su Yang, refuses to succumb to fate in his impoverished mountain village. Starting from elementary school, he defies adversity, overcomes numerous obstacles, and eventually enters a prestigious university.

31. 31 穿 Transmigrated to the 1950s, the Country Sent Me Abroad to Study 穿越五零，国家送我去留学 A Cup of Wine in the Spring Breeze Among Peach and Plum Blossoms桃李春风一杯酒丶Modern Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [No Golden Finger] [Strong Female Lead] [Research] [Few Extreme Male Leads] [Academic Prodigy] [A Strong Nation] [1950s] [Family Life] [Positive Energy] [Romance] An optimistic, positive female lead who refuses to waste energy on negativity, and a handsome male lead who trades his pen for a gun. (The romance is very, very subtle so far. The main plot is studying abroad and doing research.) After waking from a nap, Shi Jiayi becomes one of the chosen ones of the 1950s. The tide of transmigration 71.8kReads9.3Score6.2kShelves

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    Although No. 2 Is a system novel, both books achieved their success through the authors' own efforts. The only downside is that they are still being serialized, but they are really good and enjoyable! 😍

32. 32 开 From the Start, I Was Looked Down on After Reuniting with My Family, but I Made a Fortune Through Studying 开局认亲被轻视，我靠学习赚大钱 The Wind Chooses Its Direction风择向Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing Cheng Jingxing is suddenly told that she’s the real heiress in a story about true and fake heiresses. The wealthy Li family comes to bring her home and have her acknowledge her roots. Hoping to ease the burden on her adoptive parents, she returns to the Li family with a mixture of nerves and anticipation, only to find that her birth parents aren’t happy to see her. Fake heiress: “Mom, she’s so dirty. Has she not washed?” Wei Shuwan: “Housekeeper, take her upstairs to wash up.” Cheng Jingxing’ 53.9kReads8.1Score5kShelves
33. 33 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: Reborn as the Most Popular Person of the Eighties 女穿男：穿成年代万人迷 One Shark一鲨鱼Modern Romance554k WordsCompleted [(A touch of universal adoration + no romance + stunning looks + formidable strength + many unrequited crushes)] After overworking herself, Cen Yan planned to get some proper rest. But when she woke up, she had become Cen Ye! The original owner’s body was in terrible shape, and he’d died for some reason. Cen Yan had ended up in his body and become a man! As if becoming a man weren’t enough, she was now the only precious son of a poor family in the 1970s. Cen Ye looked at the bare walls and the f 5.3kReads8.9Score441Shelves

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    The male lead is incredibly talented, a top student, and there's no romantic partner.

34. 34 我 I Save My Family with My Jinxed Tongue 我靠乌鸦嘴拯救全家 Mi Caidou米彩豆Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Theme: Knowledge changes your fate! Everyone’s got eight hundred tricks up their sleeve + courtyard-house drama + calculated self-interest + family squabbles + stockpiling + outrageous characters + a jinx’s tongue + playing dumb to catch the tiger. One day, Lin Xixi transmigrates and becomes the biological daughter of an outrageous couple in a period novel. Outrageous characters are sly, lazy, greedy, and slippery: they can’t get enough of eating, but they’re no good at anything else. Luckily, h 318.5kReads9.1Score47.4kShelves

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    The female protagonist is a college student who time-travels to a different era. She skipped grades in elementary school, became the top scorer in the college entrance examination, and is a true academic superstar. She also helps her two older brothers along the way.

35. 35 我 I Was Reborn with the Top Student System 我带着学霸系统重生了 A Lily of the Valley一株铃兰Modern Romance780k WordsCompleted An Yiyao is reborn! Her previous life was full of regrets. Her father suffered from a chronic illness, and her mother worked day and night before eventually getting lung cancer. As for An Yiyao, she first failed the college entrance exam, then landed a job only to have it snatched away by someone else at the last minute. And when she took the bus, she accidentally pulled someone’s pants down: the ultimate public humiliation. Then everything went dark, and when she woke up, she was back at the ag 2.8kReads9.2Score301Shelves

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    All three books are light novels that take readers back to their elementary school days. They are written in fluent language, have few truly awful characters, and feature systems but with overly powerful cheat abilities. They can make up for any regrets from the past.

36. 36 手 Armed with the Villainess's Script, I Only Want to Go to College 手拿女配剧本，我却只想考大学 Jiang Liangjiang江凉姜Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (Period setting + ensemble cast + colorful characters + daily life + family squabbles) Lin Ermai transmigrated into a book, armed with the most popular script for a vicious supporting female character. At best, she could change her fate and trounce the original heroine; at worst, she would be trounced by the heroine, just as the script dictated. The heroine is sweet and gentle. As a child, she was the prettiest flower in Lotus Village; as an adult, she became the dream girl of every eligible you 11.5kReads8.2Score1.1kShelves

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    She had excellent grades from elementary school, was directly admitted to Qingdao University in high school, consistently won top prizes in math competitions, and even won first prize in an international competition during high school. She also joined a research group in university! She was recommended for a master's program.

37. 37 穿 I Transmigrated to Siheyuan, and My Dad Is Yi Zhonghai 穿越四合院，我老爸是易中海 Qiu Mei秋妹Male-Channel Fanfiction702k WordsCompleted A downtrodden wage slave transmigrates into the Siheyuan, starting out as an eight-year-old boy getting beaten up by Banggeng. There's no way he can put up with that. He beats the “Sage of Theft” into a pulp in return. But Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu, Sha Zhu, and the other jerks still think they can teach him a lesson. He turns into a little terror in an instant. With the System in tow, he takes down the whole courtyard of jerks. What? My dad is Yi Zhonghai? Perfect! You jerks, watch me unleash my 1.5kReads6.7Score100Shelves

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    The first book tells the story of a wronged working-class man who transmigrates to a traditional courtyard house and becomes Yi Baobao, the son of an old man named Yi Zhonghai. With the help of a technology system, he continuously advances the technological path, contributing to the country's development. The second book features a protagonist, Chen Wang, who dies and is reincarnated into the Chen family in the 1970s. He is portrayed as mentally challenged, but his family dotes on him. With the help of a learning system, he continuously studies and improves his intelligence, earning rewards through reading and leading his family to wealth. Initially lazy and unambitious, he gradually matures and changes his mindset.

38. 38 重 Back in Sixth Grade, I Got Caught Up in the Rat Race 重回小学六年级搞内卷 Daily Writing日书Modern Romance398k WordsOngoing A story about how education changes your fate + no System or golden finger + hard work and ambition + romance on the side... Ye Shining had lived an ordinary, uneventful life since childhood. By the time she graduated from college at 24, she had achieved nothing. Her parents were working-class people at the bottom of society, and her older brother, Ye Shi'an, was two years older and had graduated from a vocational college. Ye Shining's college entrance exam results had been average, so she went 32Reads6.7Score—Shelves
39. 39 惊 Shocking! The Cold Military Officer Is the Father of Her Child 惊！冰冷军官竟是孩子他爸 Salt Little Five盐小五Modern Romance362k WordsCompleted [Raising a child + military marriage + everyday life + first love for both] After waking up, wealthy beauty Xu Yao transmigrates once again to the 1970s, becoming the mother of the great villain in a small world! The original Xu Yao was busty but brainless. After failing to scheme her way into marrying the man she loved, she had a son with someone else. She blamed all her misfortunes on the boy, beating and cursing him until he grew up bitter and twisted. He eventually became the great villain, 2.6kReads8.9Score212Shelves

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    The female lead is delicate and sweet, the most beautiful girl in Lotus Village as a child, and the white moonlight of every eligible young man in the county as an adult. The wicked female supporting character is jealous of the female lead, committing countless evil deeds; her entire family serves as the contrast to the female lead's happy life. Lin Ermai: ?! What is this older, underage girl doing with this wicked female supporting character? No way, she wants to study and go to university! So, while the female lead wins the hearts of the men in Lotus Village, Lin Ermai becomes the first girl in the entire village to enter junior high school. While the female lead moves to the county town and wins the hearts of the men there, Lin Ermai becomes the first female high school student in the entire commune. The female lead… Lin Ermai becomes the first university student in the entire city!!

40. 40 重 Reborn: Raising a Scholar System 重生之学霸系统养成 Jiaojiao Pao娇娇泡Modern Romance240k WordsCompleted [Reborn + campus life + striving for success + sweet romance] Ning Er lived an ordinary life until the age of twenty-three. After graduation, she joined a foreign company. Her career never really took off, but that very mediocrity made her even more determined to accomplish something. Who could have known that before she even got started, her life would be cut short by an accident? Given another chance, she would use the top-student System to work hard and climb to the pinnacle of life. 251Reads8.1Score—Shelves
41. 41 就 Even as a Fake Heiress, I’ll Still Daringly Embrace Doing Nothing 就算是假千金也要勇敢摆烂 Ji Furan纪扶染Modern Romance659k WordsCompleted [Print edition launching across all platforms on August 9, 2025] When Shen Yue was twelve, she accidentally fell into a pond while feeding the fish. That was when she learned the truth: her parents weren’t her real parents, and her five older brothers weren’t really her brothers. She was the Mu family’s fake heiress! Faced with a future where she was destined to lose everything, Shen Yue decided to get ahead… by lying down. If she was going to lose it all anyway, she might as well lie back and 117.8kReads9.6Score13.7kShelves
42. 42 别 Everyone Else Transmigrates or Is Reborn, but I'm Just a Native Cannon-Fodder 别人都是穿越重生，就我土著炮灰 Fat Salty Fish胖咸鱼Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Also known as: I'm a Cannon Fodder in the Seventies (No romance!) When eight-year-old Mo Erya was playing with mud marbles, her five-year-old brother Mo Wuwa, nicknamed Shitou, by her side, both of them covered in dust, Qiao Qiao next door transmigrated after falling into the water. So eight-year-old Mo Erya learned that she would grow up to be cannon fodder in a lucky heroine story, fighting the female lead over a man, making trouble at every turn, and meeting a tragic end! Mo Erya boldly wiped 6.6kReads9.0Score585Shelves

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    They are all highly intelligent.

43. 43 陈 Chen Xiaotao’s Comeback 陈小桃的逆袭 50-Year-Old Aunt Living Alone50岁独居阿姨Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted In 1974, Chen Xiaotao was born into a poor rural family. She was an angel and a devil. To those who treated her well, she was an angel; to anyone who wanted to hurt her or the people she cared about, she was a devil. In truth, Chen Xiaotao was a union of angel and devil. 188Reads8.8Score144Shelves
44. 44 搞 Start Doing Scientific Research While You’re Young 搞科研就从小做起 Wood Tone木色Modern Romance248k WordsCompleted [No Romance + System] Liu Yuan is a mischievous six-year-old who never stops getting into trouble. Who could have guessed that one day she would become bound to Learning System 007, which had drifted to Blue Star? With 007's help, she starts working hard at her studies, turning her life upside down in the process. She also inspires the children around her to contribute to their country's development and grow into useful members of society. 392Reads8.7Score—Shelves
45. 45 四 Siheyuan: The Elder Has a Son 四合院：一大爷有子 Endless Blossoms on Flowing Water花不尽的流水Male-Channel Fanfiction947k WordsOngoing What stories would unfold in this courtyard if Yi Zhonghai had a biological son and no longer had to spend every day scheming over who would care for him in his old age? Yi Feng, a college student from the twenty-first century, becomes Yi Zhonghai's late-born son in the 1950s and 60s. What sort of story will follow? Note: Yi Jiabao doesn't know the plot of Love in the Courtyard. No angst, a gentle, gradual pace, and a golden finger that's useful but not overpowered. The story is about the Yi Jia 14.7kReads8.2Score601Shelves
46. 46 穿 Transmigrate into a Book Set in the 1970s: Even a Slacker Has to Hustle 穿书七零，咸鱼也得卷起来 Hawthorn Syrup山楂糖水Modern Romance585k WordsCompleted Yun Shu transmigrated into a book, becoming a supporting character in a period novel. She didn't need to be sent to the countryside because she was already there. She didn't need to deal with horrible people because she was one of them. She didn't want to go back to school, but had to hide there to stay alive. She didn't want marriage to change her fate, yet rumors about her never stopped. She didn't want to attract attention, but kept getting thrust into the spotlight... She thought she had alw 2.7kReads8.9Score190Shelves

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    📚Book Recommendations by Xiaoguai📚 ✔️First Book✔️ The female protagonist transmigrates into a book. Her whole family is terrible, but despite being framed by her reading habits, she persists in her studies. Her scientific talent is discovered and nurtured, finally allowing her to escape her mountain village and embark on a bright future! ✔️Second Book✔️ The female protagonist is Lin Daiyu from *Dream of the Red Chamber*, who unexpectedly transmigrates into a mountain village family in a historical novel. Freed from emotional burdens, she finally begins to showcase her talents, becoming a top student from the moment she picks up a book. ✔️Third Book✔️ The female protagonist is reborn as a sweet-talking, chubby girl! She studies diligently, skipping grades, determined to change her own destiny and make her family's life better!

47. 47 七 The 1970s: I Just Want to Slack Off, Not Study 七零：我只想摆烂不想学习 A Little Eight Hundred一只八百Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted [No CP + Academic Prodigy + Growth-Oriented Heroine (Imperfect Character) + Science for the Nation] In her previous life, Xu Zhen worked herself to death with endless overtime. After transmigrating to the 1970s, all she wanted was to split off from the family as soon as possible and happily coast through life like a salted fish. She never expected a study System to come knocking. Eight hours of studying a day was the minimum, and now she had to work overtime too? Xu Zhen: I refuse! But refusing 7.2kReads9.1Score598Shelves

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    🍇🍇🍇Xu Zhen died from overwork in her previous life and transmigrated to the 1970s. She initially wanted to relax and live a carefree life, but was forcibly bound to a learning system—mandatory 8 hours of study per day, with no room for refusal! Forced into this intense competition, she defied expectations and became the nation's youngest academician, her name etched into the classified list. From a nobody to a national treasure, it was all thanks to the system's relentless pressure!

48. 48 我 I Strive for My Country’s Prosperity! [System] 我，为祖国富强而奋斗！【系统】 Little Red-Crisp Hands红酥小手Modern Romance3.2M WordsOngoing [Reborn + System + top student + patriotism + positive energy + feel-good story + no awful relatives] Su Xing was always on her own, the aloof goddess in everyone else's eyes. It seemed everyone took it for granted that beautiful women should keep their distance and remain unapproachable. Only Su Xing knew she was pretending to be aloof. In truth, she had severe social anxiety! She hated dealing with people and being noticed. All she wanted was to hide in the shell she thought was safe and coast 43.1kReads9.6Score4kShelves
49. 49 八 The Beloved Little Sweet Pepper of the 1980s 八零之团宠小甜椒 Rice Rice Rice白饭饭饭Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Bai Qiaoqiao was a nouveau riche from Wenzhou. She had once been fabulously wealthy, but people conned her into owing billions. The men in her family were hopeless: her father and five older brothers were all lined up, waiting to get swindled. Bai Qiaoqiao threw her head back and cried, “There are too many con artists in this world! My family doesn't have enough idiots to go around!” Then, with a bang, Heaven sent her back to the 1980s, when she was three years old. And so 1kReads8.0Score106Shelves
50. 50 九 The Fake Heiress and Her Eight Overpowered Brothers 九零：假千金八个哥哥都是龙傲天 Yan Xiao'er颜小洱Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [90s] [Everyone's Favorite] [Face-Slapping] [Feel-Good] [Secret Crush Comes True] [Fake and Real Heiresses] Bai Zhiyu lived for fifteen years before learning she was a fake. The family that raised her was the richest in Haicheng. Her birth parents were dirt poor, and she had eight penniless brothers. The swan had fallen from her pedestal, and everyone was waiting to laugh at her. Who would have guessed that her eight brothers were all destined for greatness? They seized the rapid economic bo 20.4kReads9.2Score1.7kShelves

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    The female lead is a wealthy heiress who was switched at birth. She was a top student from a young age, always ranking first in her grade. Her biological parents were poor, and she has eight older brothers. However, these eight brothers are extraordinary, and they all dote on her. The male lead is her childhood sweetheart and treats her exceptionally well.

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